I cut about 3 off the end of mine.
Homemade diy curtain rod brackets.
If you prefer something sturdier than wood you could use a metal rod instead of a dowel.
Materials 3 4 dowel rods these come in 4 foot lengths.
Determine the size of the curtain rod.
There are four double windows in the bedroom one in the closet and one in the bathroom plus the bay window above the hot tub.
Cut one end of your bracket off.
Do this for both sides of the rod.
Just hang up some sort of bracket and then lay the oar across them.
These 20 beautiful diy curtain rods are easy and inexpensive to make even if you don t have a lot of diy experience.
I think this makes it look more like curtain brackets and less like shelf brackets.
Curtain rods are one of my favorite things to diy.
To put together the diy curtain rod featured here you need two wood brackets a long wood dowel a saw a drill sandpaper wood stain warm gray chalk paint dark wax and dowel caps these are optional.
They are over sized at 84 and 114 long.
Swing arm curtain rods are versatile decorative and functional.
Here is a pic of the back side of the hardware in the bags.
You ll need to get enough to cover the distance of your windows.
Table legs these will be used as the.
If you have narrower windows you could.
The drawback to these rods is that they are difficult to find for odd sized openings and they can be expensive.
Before jumping into making your homemade curtain rod you need to decide.
I have two real.
These would be great in a boy s bedroom or den and they re super easy.
Take this diy oar curtain rod.
Cut the conduit.
Curtain rods brackets now that you ve seen the master bedroom in our house you can tell that i had a major dilemma on my hands.
Next thread in the threaded rod and then the split ring connector.
To make one bracket you will need at least.
Now mark the location of your bracket this is where you will install the top plate.
Diy sisal rope curtain rods.
I clamped a scrap block to the miter saw fence to make sure each bracket is cut exactly the same for this diy wooden curtain rod.
Curtain rod brackets i used 3 per window since my windows were really wide.
Outfitting all of your windows with nice curtain rods can get very expensive very quickly.
You can use them on windows or doors or as coverings for bookcases and closets and typically require only a small space for mounting.
Creating the brackets is simple.
Create the curtain rod brackets.
It s one of the easiest curtain rods to make and it s pretty cheap especially if you have a couple of old oars to use.
Diy curtain rods and brackets step 1.